Preparing young people for the future with lessons from the past.

Month: April 2015

In what way should schools be free? In the Spectator there is a fascinating interview with Roger Scruton, here’s an excerpt: “The big battle to maintain a proper educational system which will be continuous with the old curriculum and passing on what we have while adapting to all the changes, that big battle was lost, I think.’ When? … More How Free? Roger Scruton and Michaela Free School

In Schools Week Carol Dweck writes: “If I were the Secretary of State for Education, I would make schools places of growth. I would… give back to students and teachers that zest for learning — the desire for challenges, passion for hard work, embracing of mistakes, and joy in improvement. If some schools can do … More Schools and the Mindless Mindset Meritocracy